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Dolan named Probation Commissioner

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
05/02/2013 11:42:43 AM EDT

BOSTON -- Chief Justice of the Trial Court Robert A. Mulligan and Court Administrator Harry Spence today announced that they have selected Edward J. Dolan to serve as the next Commissioner of Probation for Massachusetts.

Dolan currently serves as the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services where he has held roles of increasing responsibility since 1997. He previously served four years as the Executive Director of the state Parole Board. He will begin a five-year term of office on June 10, 2013.

The announcement was made in a press release from the Public Information Office of the Supreme Judicial Court.

"We are pleased to appoint a respected criminal justice professional of Ed Dolan's caliber to head the Massachusetts Probation Service," said the court leaders. "He has proven his leadership capability at several organizations during times of significant challenge and opportunity. He has the vision, problem solving and organizational development skills, as well as the knowledge of the court system and criminal justice issues in Massachusetts, to accelerate the restoration of professionalism to the Probation Service."

Dolan joined the Department of Youth Services as the Director of Classification in 1997 and was named Deputy Commissioner in 1998.

The Probation Commissioner heads the Massachusetts Probation Service and the Office of Community Corrections, which have 1,800 staff in more than 100 locations across the state.

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Dolan has a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree in government from UMass/Amherst. He lives in Peabody.

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